A sleazy private investigator teams up with a brutish enforcer to solve a mystery of a missing girl, only to uncover a dangerous criminal conspiracy on the streets of 1970s L.A. in this irreverent action/comedy from the director of ‘Iron Man 3’.
Directed by Shane Black and starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling and Kim Basinger among others.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
UK Release: 3rd of June US Release: 20th of May
Me Before You (2016)
The ‘Game of Thrones’ “Khaleesi” herself stars as a young carer who forms an unlikely bond with a wealthy young paraplegic man that will change both their outlooks on life, a romantic dramedy adaptation of the popular Jojo Moyes novel.
Directed by Thea Sharrock and starring Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin and Charles Dance among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
UK Release: 3rd of June US Release: 3rd of June
Race (2016)
Biographical drama about legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens struggling against the odds as a black man in deeply segregated America, striving for glory before the eyes of the world against the “master race” and the 3rd Reich propaganda machine at Berlin’s 1936 “Nazi” games.
Directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis and Jeremy Irons among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama
UK Release: 3rd of June US Release: 19th of February
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The Boss (2016)
Irreverent comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as wealthy and powerful American business magnate who is jailed for corruption and insider trading, only to emerge an apparently rehabilitated woman, but appearances may be deceiving as she turns her ruthless business eye to cookie-selling girl scouts.
Directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell and Peter Dinklage among others.
Genre: Comedy
UK Release: 10th of June US Release: 8th of April
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
A young girls suffering from a rare incurable condition is miraculously cured after falling from a tree in this drama based on the memoirs of the same name, which claim to be based on true events.
Directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Jennifer Garner, Martin Henderson and Kylie Rogers among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 10th of June US Release: 16th of March
Where to Invade Next (2016)
Irrepressible American documentarian Michael Moore takes a slightly more uplifting than usual satirical look at the world as he “invades” a bunch of foreign nations, to see what he can take back to the good ol’ USA that might actually make it better.
Directed by Michael Moore and starring Michael Moore, Krista Kiuru and Tim Walker among others.
Genre: Documentary, Drama
UK Release: 10th of June US Release: 12th of February
Mother’s Day (2016)
The different lives of several disparate strangers come together on mother’s day with amusing consequences in this feelgood comedy from director Garry Marshall.
Directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Kate Hudson among others.
Genre: Comedy
UK Release: 10th of June US Release: 29th of April
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The Keeping Room (2016)
In the crumbling American south during the final days of the civil war, a group of women must protect their home from two menacing rogue union soldiers in this period siege thriller already dubbed a “feminist western”.
Directed by Daniel Barber and starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington among others.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 17th of June US Release: 25th of September 2015
Tale of Tales (2016)
Adult fantasy/horror fairy-tale following the stories of 3 neighboring kingdoms, ruled by disparate and flawed royals where debauchery, sorcery, fearsome creatures and servants of the court can be found in this loose adaptation of the works of 17th century Neapolitan poet, and father of European fairy tales, Giambattista Basile.
Directed by Matteo Garrone and starring Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel and Toby Jones among others.
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Romance
UK Release: 17th of June US Release: 22nd of April
Gods of Egypt (2016)
In an adventure epic inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology, a powerful god joins forces with a heroic mortal rebel in a battle for the Nile river valley against an evil god overlord that has taken power and threatens the empire with war and chaos.
Directed by Alex Proyas and starring Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Brenton Thwaites among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
UK Release: 17th of June US Release: 26th of February
23rd
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Mankind has bolstered its planetary defenses by salvaging alien technology from the failed Alien invasion of the mid 90s, but it will take the best of humanity and perhaps more to prevent a devastating new wave of alien attacks in this inevitable and long-time-coming sequel to the 1996 global hit ‘Independence Day’.
Directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth and Jessie Usher among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi
UK Release: 23rd of June US Release: 24th of June
24th
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
From the people that brought you ‘Despicable Me’, a comedy about what your beloved critters do when master’s not around, featuring the voices of top US comedians.
Directed by Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney and starring Lake Bell, Kevin Hart and Louis C.K. among others.
Genre: Animation, Family, Comedy
UK Release: 24th of June US Release: 8th of July
Elvis & Nixon (2016)
Amazon studios presents a comedic chronicle of one of the weirdest meetings in White House history when president Richard Nixon met the “King of Rock n’ Roll” Elvis Presley in 1970.
Directed by Liza Johnson and starring Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon and Alex Pettyfer among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Comedy
UK Release: 24th of June US Release: 22nd of April
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Central Intelligence (2016)
Two former high school friends; one now a mild-mannered accountant and the other a CIA super agent, are reunited and thrown together into a web of international espionage with hilarious consequences in this odd-couple comedy starring two of America’s biggest current stars.
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart and Aaron Paul among others.
#TriviaTuesday: A cost-cutting insect-like suit was the early design for the alien hunter in 1987's 'Predator'—unsuccessfully worn by the character's first actor Jean-Claude Van Damme—but it was ditched for a now iconic Stan Winston design at twice the price. Money well spent. pic.twitter.com/pvbTmpgUIB
#TriviaTuesday: ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ is most certainly the fictional fast food of choice in the Tarantinoverse, appearing or referenced in 'Reservoir Dogs', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Death Proof', 'Four Rooms', as well as its starring turn in 1994’s 'Pulp Fiction' of course. pic.twitter.com/k3xVsbDuA6